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Thunderstorm Wind — Yates, New York

2025-04-29 · near Himrod, Yates, New York

$21K

Property damage

50 EG

Magnitude

Event narrative

Strong thunderstorm winds blew off the roof of an unoccupied house. Wires were also down.

Wider weather episode

Scattered thunderstorms developed during the afternoon and evening of the 29th along and ahead of a strong cold front that swept through the area. An increase in moisture, shear and instability during the afternoon and temperatures rising into the upper 70s to lower 80s led to strong to severe thunderstorms developing with damaging winds being the main impact. Thunderstorms started off cellular in nature before ending as a more organized line of showers and storms.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1251838. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.